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New Forms of Gemba Walks and Their Digital Tools in the Digital Lean Manufacturing World

David Romero
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Paolo Gaiardelli
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Thorsten Wuest
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Daryl John Powell
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Matthias Thürer
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Abstract

Gemba Walks are an important mean of vertical integration in Lean Manufacturing environments. They ensure that all levels of the company stay connected with the front-line, “the Gemba”, where the actual value is created. However, traditionally Gemba Walks have been restricted to one location. This is a shortcoming in production environments characterized by interconnected and often globally dispersed problems where information from several locations is needed simultaneously. In response, this paper explores the emergence of new forms of Gemba Walks enabled by the adoption of new digital technologies. We intend to identify the advantages and disadvantages of using digital technology to support the execution of these new forms of Gemba Walks in more complex, globalized environments and to get a grasp of the extent to which digitalization changes communication characteristics between the parties involved.
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hal-03635639 , version 1 (08-04-2022)

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David Romero, Paolo Gaiardelli, Thorsten Wuest, Daryl John Powell, Matthias Thürer. New Forms of Gemba Walks and Their Digital Tools in the Digital Lean Manufacturing World. IFIP International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS), Aug 2020, Novi Sad, Serbia. pp.432-440, ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-57997-5_50⟩. ⟨hal-03635639⟩
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